

How Great Innovators Think & Turning Anger Into Strength
15 snips Aug 18, 2025
David Galenson, a University of Chicago economics professor and author of "Innovators," dives into the mindset of great innovators like Steve Jobs, discussing their unique thought processes and the impact of their ideas. Meanwhile, journalist Sam Parker, author of "Good Anger," explores the complexities of anger, encouraging healthier expressions and resolutions. Together, they highlight the importance of innovation's collaborative nature and offer insights on transforming anger into a constructive force in our lives.
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Gaze Aversion Helps Thinking
- People avert their gaze when answering hard questions because faces distract working memory and thinking.
- Trained gaze aversion improved children's correct answers from 55% to 72%.
Innovation Is Adoption, Not Just Invention
- Innovation is an invention that diffuses and is adopted by others, making it useful.
- Innovators change their discipline's language and gain importance by influencing peers.
Two Distinct Paths To Creativity
- Creativity splits into two types with distinct life cycles: conceptual and experimental.
- Conceptual innovators plan purposefully while experimental innovators discover through trial-and-error observation.